A Culture of Its Own: Taking Latin America Seriously by Mark Falcoff

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A Culture of Its Own: Taking Latin America Seriously presents Mark Falcoff's essays on the region. Many of them are contentious; none of them are dull. He ranges from bilingualism to the cult of Garcia Lorea, from U.S. Cuban relations to Chile's curious love affair with Germany. On more than one occasion, Falcoff takes aim at American journalism and scholarship, both of which, he argues, have all too often produced a fantasy version of Latin America which reflects our own national narcissism rather than genuine curiosity about the other. His volume will interest Latin American specialists, diplomats, and journalists as well as those general readers who think they are not interested in Latin America - or who only suspect they might be, but don't know quite where to start.

Edward Schumacher

Mr. Falcoff describes the larger picture in A Culture of Its Own: Taking Latin America Seriously, a collection of essays taking up the region's politics, literature, culture and history. He reveals himself to be an incisive thinker as well as an engaging writer who at times resembles a British essayist in the breadth, flair and bite of his prose. -- Wall Street Journal

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Collects 22 essays by Falcoff (resident scholar, the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research in Washington, D.C.). Many diverse topics are covered, including bilingualism, the cult of Garcia Lorca, US-Cuban relations, Chile's curious love affair with Germany, terrorism and counterterrorism in Argentina from 1970 to 1983, and the CIA. Falcoff argues that American journalists and scholars have often produced a fantasy version of Latin America which reflects our own national narcissism rather than genuine curiosity about the region. Of interest to specialists on the region, diplomats, and journalists, as well as general readers looking for an introduction to the region's issues. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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